as in bays
a part of a body of water that extends beyond the general shoreline
a secluded cove that smugglers once used
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Recent Examples of coves
As gray dawn seeped into the mountain woods, the wildlife symphony rang down the ridges and through the high coves.
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Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
There are a couple of sandy beaches, but most are rocky, and the island is ringed by pretty inlets and coves.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026
Ships with barely 100 cabins that can access coves and fishing villages no megaship can touch.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Bái Tử Long Bay has the same towering limestone islands and karst formations, caves, hidden coves, and floating fishing villages, but with a quieter, more quaint and intimate feel.
—Jasmine Ting, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
My room opened onto a terrace with stairs leading to quiet coves.
—Jenn Rice, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
Barton said the Conservancy already does brush clearing and removing, and is working with leaseholders to create defensible space around camps and coves.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Wildflower hot spots are found all over Georgia in diverse habitats — pine and hardwood forests, meadows, wetlands, stream banks, mountain ridges and coves, granite outcrops and others.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Summer offers paddleboarding, kayaking, and even scuba diving in quiet coves that warm up just enough for long swims; by afternoon, boaters drift to the outer rocks.
—Ted Alvarez, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026
There are a couple of sandy beaches, but most are rocky, and the island is ringed by pretty inlets and coves.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 31 Mar. 2026
Ships with barely 100 cabins that can access coves and fishing villages no megaship can touch.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
Bái Tử Long Bay has the same towering limestone islands and karst formations, caves, hidden coves, and floating fishing villages, but with a quieter, more quaint and intimate feel.
—Jasmine Ting, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026
My room opened onto a terrace with stairs leading to quiet coves.
—Jenn Rice, Vogue, 18 Mar. 2026
Barton said the Conservancy already does brush clearing and removing, and is working with leaseholders to create defensible space around camps and coves.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
Wildflower hot spots are found all over Georgia in diverse habitats — pine and hardwood forests, meadows, wetlands, stream banks, mountain ridges and coves, granite outcrops and others.
—Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Summer offers paddleboarding, kayaking, and even scuba diving in quiet coves that warm up just enough for long swims; by afternoon, boaters drift to the outer rocks.
—Ted Alvarez, Outside, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coves
Noun
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Development sends runoff into bays, further clouding the water.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The state has a target of 25 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by that year — enough to power about 25 million homes — and nearly all of it would come from five lease areas in federal waters near Humboldt and Morro bays.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Whether white shrimp from estuaries, or pink, brown, and Royal Red shrimp from the bay, or fin fish beyond Dauphin Island found in the deeper waters of the Gulf, seafood is woven into Mobile’s signature recipes.—
Anne Byrn,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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In a new study, Daniel Petras, a biochemist at UC Riverside — together with 29 researchers from around the world — looked at 2,315 seawater samples collected from estuaries, coastal regions, coral reefs and the open ocean.—
Susanne Rust
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Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Coves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coves. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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